Chinese Renminbi/USD Options Contract Specs

Contract Unit	One futures contract for 1,000,000 Chinese renminbi
Minimum Price Fluctuation	$.00001 per Chinese renminbi increments ($10.00/contract). Also, trades may occur at $.000005, ($5), $.000015 ($15), $.000025 ($25), .000035 ($35), .000045 ($45), when price is below five ticks of premium.
Trading Hours	CME Globex:	Sundays: 5:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time (CT) next day. Monday – Friday: 5:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT the next day, except on Friday - closes at 4:00 p.m. and reopens Sunday at 5:00 p.m. (CT)
	CME ClearPort:	Sunday - Friday 5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 4:00 p.m. CT
Product Code	CME Globex: RMB CME ClearPort: RMB Clearing: RMB
Listed Contracts	Twelve consecutive months
Settlement Procedures	Option on cash-settled futures contract
Termination Of Trading	At the same date and time as the underlying futures contract. Trading ceases at 9:00 a.m. Beijing time* on the second Beijing business day immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month (i.e., In Chicago, 7:00 p.m. CT on Sunday night during the winter and 8:00 p.m. CT on Sunday night during the summer).
Position Limits	CME Position Limits
Exchange Rulebook	CME 270A
Block Minimum	Block Minimum Thresholds
Price Limit Or Circuit	Price Limits
Vendor Codes	Quote Vendor Symbols Listing
Exercise Style	European
Settlement Method	Deliverable
Underlying	Chinese Renminbi/USD Futures

Contract Unit	1,000,000 yuan Chinese renminbi
Minimum Price Fluctuation	$.00001 per Chinese renminbi increments ($10.00/contract). Also, trades may occur at $.000005, ($5), $.000015 ($15), $.000025 ($25), .000035 ($35), .000045 ($45), when price is below five ticks of premium.
Trading Hours	Sunday - Friday 5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Product Code	CME Globex: RB1,RB2,RB3,RB4,RB5 CME ClearPort: RB1,RB2,RB3,RB4,RB5 Clearing: RB1,RB2,RB3,RB4,RB5
Listed Contracts	4 weekly
Termination Of Trading	Trading terminates in weekly options on the Chinese renminbi/U.S. dollar futures contract shall terminate at the close of trading (usually 2:00 p.m.) on those Fridays that are not also the termination of trading of a monthly option as described in the immediately preceding paragraph. If the foregoing date for termination is a scheduled Exchange holiday, trading in weekly options shall terminate on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the event that the underlying futures market does not open on the scheduled expiration day, the option expiration shall be extended to the next day on which the underlying futures market is open for trading.
Position Limits	CME Position Limits
Exchange Rulebook	CME 270A
Block Minimum	Block Minimum Thresholds
Price Limit Or Circuit	Price Limits
Vendor Codes	Quote Vendor Symbols Listing
Exercise Style	European
Settlement Method	Deliverable
Underlying	Chinese Renminbi/USD Futures

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